Colmar attraction guides

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  Little Venice Colmar: La Petite Venise Visitor Guide

  Little Venice is Colmar's canal quarter, a short stretch of the old town where the River Lauch runs past half-timbered houses, the Tanners' Bridge and the Fishmongers' Quay. Here is what to see, how to walk it, how long to allow and what the boat cruises show you.

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  Maison des Têtes, Colmar: What to See at the House of Heads

  The Maison des Têtes is a 1609 house on rue des Têtes in central Colmar, listed as a monument historique and known for a facade carved with 106 heads. You see it from the street in a few minutes, then fold it into a walking loop through the old town.

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  Maison Pfister, Colmar: Visiting the Renaissance House

  Maison Pfister is a 16th-century merchants' house on rue des Marchands in Colmar's pedestrian old town, admired from the street for its painted façade, angled oriel and long wooden gallery. Allow 10 to 15 minutes, pair it with the Maison des Têtes and Little Venice, and use the tourist office's discovery-tour map to find it.

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  Musée du Jouet Colmar: Visiting Colmar's Toy Museum

  Colmar's toy museum packs three floors of dolls, tin trains and play tables into a former neighbourhood cinema on rue Vauban, a few minutes from Petite Venise. Here is how the floors work, how long to give it, when it shuts and what sits within a short walk.

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  Saint-Martin Church Colmar Guide: Église Saint-Martin Visit

  St Martin's Church sits in the heart of Colmar's old town, a Gothic collegiate church that served briefly as a cathedral during the French Revolution. Entry is usually free, an hour covers the interior comfortably, and the carved altarpieces and stained glass reward a slow look.

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  Unterlinden Museum, Colmar: Isenheimer Altar Visitor Guide

  The Unterlinden Museum in Colmar holds the Isenheimer Altar, a 13th-century Dominican convent, a 1906 former bathhouse and a modern wing. Here is what to see, when it opens and how to pace a visit.